A student nurse searches for a kidney donation after nearly dying from sepsis.

Kristin Hamill became ill with persistent abdominal pain last April, vomited blood and turned blue last June.

It was then that the 25-year-old was diagnosed with sepsis at the Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock, Inverclyde.

Medical professionals feared she would not make it as she was admitted to intensive care and her family were told to say goodbye.

She then spent four and a half months in the High Dependency Kidney Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow, describing the doctors as “angels”.

When she was released in October, she was told the damage to her kidneys was irreversible.

Kristin is now dependent on her boyfriend and mother to take care of her and has dialysis three times a week.

On Facebook, she asked strangers for a kidney donation, which was shared almost 1,000 times.

Kristin hopes to return to her calling when she is well enough after around 400 people filled out a form to be considered a potential donor.

Kristin said: “It’s crazy, it feels like someone else’s story.

“I had the best life, I was always busy and I was in drama school.

“I’m just desperate to be transplanted and back into this life.

“It’s amazing how many people have reached out, everyone is kind enough to do something like this to help a stranger.

“Testing hasn’t started yet, but they’ve started going through the forms to see who is eligible.

“The counselors want me to be transplanted within a year.

“It depends on whether I’m still stable and the condition of the other person.

“I’ve had a lot of blood transfusions, I also have antibodies, which makes it harder to find a match.

“You need to find someone who doesn’t have any health issues of their own.”

Last April, when Kristin had a stomach ache, her GP asked for scans, but the request was denied, and when it was remade and accepted, Kristin was in the ER.

Kristin said: “It was like severe cramps, not period pains.

“It was like a stabbing feeling, it was the worst pain I’ve ever experienced.

“It was an underlying infection that turned into sepsis, which was diagnosed on June 28.”

Despite the health struggle, Kristin auditions for shows as part of her drama school.

She hopes to be able to finish her studies before the transplant if possible.

Kristin said: “I’m just trying to live as normal a life as possible.

“I audition for shows at my theater school.

“I can walk my dog ​​around the block, but I have nowhere to go by myself in case I collapse from low hemoglobin and low blood pressure.

“I still live with my mother and my boyfriend helps me with showers and things like that I never thought he would have to do.

Two boys were found strangled to death at their home, where their mother was also found dead, an inquest has found.

He added that the boys’ father, whose name was not released, identified the boys’ bodies.

Alexander and Maximus were “model students” and “everybody’s best friend”, it was said in their school at the time.

In a tribute, a spokesman for Belvedere Infant and Junior School said: “Alex and Max were truly wonderful members of our school community and we will remember them with great affection and love.

“They were loving and caring boys who were really hungry to learn.

“Both were star students and it was clear they were each other’s best friends.

“You will be greatly missed by students and staff alike and will always be part of our hearts at the Belvedere.”

Investigators are looking for no one else in connection with the investigation.

An inquest into all three deaths was opened and adjourned during a five-minute hearing at Croydon Coroner’s Court this morning.

Chief South London Coroner Sarah Ormond-Walshe told the hearing: “There is a police inquiry into all three deaths. Proceedings in this case are essentially adjourned.”

It is expected to be completed in six months.

Once this is done, a decision will be made as to whether a full investigation needs to take place.

WhatsApp is branching out from a humble messaging app to compete with video conferencing giant Zoom with a dedicated Windows app.

On Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg announced a brand new Windows desktop app for WhatsApp, allowing users to host group calls on their computers.

Now users can host video calls up to 8 people and audio calls up to 32 people. While that’s nowhere near the 100-person capacity offered by Zoom, WhatsApp has promised to keep increasing those limits over time.

Group video calling has been around on WhatsApp’s mobile app for a while. This update is part of a renewed effort by Meta to improve WhatsApp’s desktop clients

“The new Windows desktop app loads faster and has an interface familiar to WhatsApp and Windows users,” WhatsApp said in a statement.

The Meta-owned messaging service has also launched a new WhatsApp beta experience for Android tablets and a new, faster app for Mac desktops, which is currently in early beta.